Influence of extracts of adult crabs on molting of fiddler crab megalopae (Uca pugnax)

Marine Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 753-759

  O'Connor, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; CRAB; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOLT;

BRACHYURAN; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DYSPANOPEUS SAYI; INVERTEBRATA; OCYPODIDAE; SCYLLA SERRATA; UCA MINAX; UCA PUGNAX;

EID: 15244353130     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1472-x     Document Type: Article

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